MARCH 16, 2015
MOUNT KISCO, NEW YORK
A five-car accident apparently caused by black ice and
speeding/careless driving for the traffic conditions, snarled the Monday
morning commute on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway.
A morning with patches of black ice on the roads also saw a
multi-car crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway and a school bus rollover
on Route 202 in Somers.
No one was injured, but two cars went over the guide rail
and ended up in the woods off the parkway during the accident shortly after 6
a.m. at Exit 34, South Croton Avenue, Westchester County police said.
The crash closed the parkway for about an hour. Two cars
were towed from the scene about 7 a.m. and one of the two lanes was reopened
about 7:15 a.m. The two cars in the woods off the parkway were towed after the
morning rush and the parkway was completely reopened about 9 a.m., police said.
Other traffic problems Monday morning:
Route 9A: car rolled over near Jack Road about 5 a.m. in
Peekskill. The Continental Village Fire Department and the Peekskill Volunteer
Ambulance Corps responded. First Assistant Fire Chief Chris Rimm said
firefighters found the car upside down in the center of the road with one
person trapped inside.
The driver and passenger doors were removed so the
patient could be removed. The scene was cleared around 6 a.m.
The Palisades Interstate Parkway also saw a multi-vehicle
accident, in which one car rolled onto its side. It occurred shortly after 6
a.m. southbound north of Exit 11, New Hempstead Road in Ramapo. It was cleared
around 8 a.m.
Route 202: Three people, including one student, suffered
minor injuries when a school bus flipped over onto a car, closing Route 202 in
Somers.